Poetry Anthology on John Brereton

POETRY ASSIGNMENT ?Biography tail Le light Brereton was born in Sydney, Australia, on the 2nd of kinfolk 1871. He was the fifth son of fanny Le Gay Brereton (snr), a doctor, and his wife Mary Tongue. His parents and family life impacted greatly on his put one across of the initiation, distorting it from the views of the norm of the times. John senior was also a poet, and published s incessantlyal(prenominal) volumes of poetry. John junior went to trail at Sydney grammar school, and was just 15 when his beget died in 1886. John moved on to study at the University of Sydney, and calibrated with a bachelor of Arts in 1894.John was the editor of many newspapers, including his school paper, as well as the university paper Hermes, and later on 1890, John was a regular contri yetor to the Sydney quarterly magazine. Through his press ties, his poetry and publications became better k like a shot than that of most poets of the era. John produced his first poetry anthology in 1896, ti tled the song of brotherhood and other verses. John produced another anthology in 1897 titled sweetheart mine lyrics of love and friendship. The year 1900 saw John marry Winifred Odd. In 1902, John re enchantmented to the university of Sydney, as the librarians assistant.He was known among the students and staff at the university to defy the way of the time by neer wearing a top hat. In 1908, john published his tertiary volume of poetry titled sea and sky. Another volume followed after the first world war, in 1919, titled the Burning Marl. 2 desire time after releasing his fourth volume, he was appointed professor of position at the University of Sydney. John produced his final volume Swags up In 1928, and produced a series of autobiographical essays in 1930. In 1993 John went on spend in Tamworth, and died at that place whilst still on holiday. John died friends with more wide known poets such as Henry Lawson.Johns wife and 4 children all survived him. Anthology ANZAC Within my heart I hear the cry Of loves that suffer, souls that die, And you whitethorn tolerate no praise from me For warfares vast granularity Only the flag of love, unfurled For peace above a weeping world, I follow, though the fiery breath Of murder shrivel me in finis. redden so here I stand and bow my head To those whom other banners led, Because within their black Maria the clang Of Freedoms summoning trumpets rang, Because they welcomed downhearted pain And laughed at prudence, mocked at gain, With noble hope and courage high, And taught our humanity how to die.Praise, praise and love be theirs who came From that red hell of stench and flame, Staggering, bloody, sick, but still Strong with indomitable will, Happy because, in gloomiest night, Their own hearts drummed them to the fight. I chose the poem ANZAC because of its descriptive language, truth, and its use of the acidulous reality of war, while not glorifying war in any way. The Poet uses a mixture of descriptive tex t, rhyming words and rhythm to display his views on World War 1. His use of scary and uncomfortable words genuinely reflect this message that war is a sick and gruesome place. toby fillpot jug Hey, toby, toby fillpot jug, Toby Dead? The silence is a flood That closes, choking, overhead, And chills the living blood. The leaping friend, whose banter verbalise Was greeting every night, No more to thrill the summer dark With welcome of delight? Beside his grave I bend the knee, And O, my look are dim. He hunted for the dog in me I set the man in him. Swags Up Swags up and yet I turn upon the way. The yellow hill against a dapple sky, With tufts and clumps of thorn, the bush whereby All by dint of the wonder-pregnant night I lay Until the silver stars were merged in greyOur musky camp, demand a parting sigh New tracks, new camps, and hearts for ever high, Yet brief regret with every welcome day. love life dreamy earth, receding flickering lamp, Dear dust wherein I erect this night a house, Still for a memorys pastime I turn and cling, Then take the road for many a distant camp, Among what hills, by what pale whispering foam, With eager faith for ever wandering. The Patriot The patriot from his walls of brass Is singing loudly as I pass With fearless heart and open eyes, He shouts the ancient fight cries And, where I pause to hear him sing, A silent crowd is listening.My country, deity bestows by thee The glory of the world to be The glory thou exclusively canst give To last amid things fugitive. My country, an ideal form I see thee bright in the storm, Directress of the power divine That makes the expectant future thine. My country, all the world shall bow Before thy peace-conceiving brow, And all the peoples humbly stand Submissive to thy saving grace hand. My country, yea, the foes who raise A tyrant flag shall learn to praise Thy buckram love that dares to fight The horde of Satan for the right. My country, loveliest, strongest, best, Thou has t a complaint to the rest,And greater wealth and love shall be The guerdon of thy ministry. In every lay I hear him sing In every land I see him fling His countrys flag against the skies And gaze aloft with dazzled eyes And then his loud applause rings roundAnalysis of Toby The poem Toby is a poem that was written about the death of Johns dog. the poem begins in the Poets point of view, barter out the dogs name, and finding him and realising he is dead. The use of descriptive and cold language engages the reader, and helps us to embrace the virtuoso of smellings that the poet is seek to force upon us.The nature of the poem encourages readers to think back on times that we may have lost a close or loved person, and the poem is both a metaphor and true. the second paragraph of the poem is centered just about the sinking in of the fact that one of his closest brothers was dead, and that there was now an emptiness in his heart, and silence in the house. Tobys bark used to fill t he house of noise when ever John came home from work, but now he is greeted by an empty house, and the memory of what a great companion Toby was. John uses language and emotions to make the readers feel a touch sad, and to bring our minds into his perspective.The third paragraph of the poem takes us on an emotional roller coaster while John reminisces over what a good mate Toby was for him, his loyalty and how he was always there for John. The third paragraph ends with John coming back to reality, and remembering that Toby is no longer there to greet him after a long days work. The nature of the last sentence of the paragraph is roughly distraught, and the readers can almost feel Johns pain through and through his clever use of descriptive and emotive text. The final paragraph is a sense of closure for the poem, poet and readers.John lays Toby to his final resting place, and realises that Toby was the greatest companion that he has had, and they spent their time together trying to find the similarities, even though John was a man, and Toby was a dog, and John definitely found the man in Toby, whilst Toby spent his time trying to find out how dog-like John really was. The poem ends with a sense of happiness, as the poet seems to admit to the loss of his friend, and closes with the fact that Toby really was a man, as he is caring, kind, and always there for his mates, no matter what is exit on.Bibliography Poetrylibrary. edu. au Brereton, John Le Gay Poet Australian Poetry depository library Poetrylibrary. edu. au (n. d. ) Brereton, John Le Gay Poet Australian Poetry Library. online easy at http//www. poetrylibrary. edu. au/poets/brereton-john-le-gay Accessed 24 Sep 2012. En. wikipedia. org John Le Gay Brereton Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia En. wikipedia. org (2012) John Le Gay Brereton Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. online usable at http//en. wikipedia. org/wiki/John_Le_Gay_Brereton Accessed 24 Sep 2012.